Spring 2011 Happiness Class Study Questions

Return to Happiness

1/11/2011

No study questions from this class.

1/18/2011

1. Reconstruct Aristotle's basic view of happiness. Be sure to represent the rationales he thinks he has for the necessity of his view.

2. How does Greek popular culture (or the classical period) and Platonic philosophical culture differ, in general? What are some of the main issue separating them?

3. What direction do the post-Socratic schools (such as Epicureanism and Stoicism) take the pursuit of happiness (and a philosophy of happiness)?

4. What are some of the main "happiness makers" according to Haidt? What is his concern about Buddhism and Stoicism?

5. What are "top down" and "bottom up" theories and how does Schimmack attempt to distinguish evidence for one vs. the other?

6. What is the relationship between PA and NA according to Schimmack?